Protective covering device



April 17, 1928.

L. KANOWlTZ PROTECTIVE COVERING DEVICE Filed June 2 1926 Patented Apr.17, 1928.

l U NI T'E D 1 ST E L nna KANOWITZ, or Nnw'YoRK; n. Y.

PROTECTIVE COVERING DEVICE.

Application filed June 2,

My invention relates to protective coverings and refers particularly tosuch covers ingsofa characterthat .will allow the pass.

sage-of air and preventthe passage. of 1nsectstherethrough.

Among the objects of my invention is a devicewhich can be readilypositioned over a recumbentperson -to protect theperson from the attacksof insects while allowing in free access of air.

A device of. thisycharacter should be. of

such construction that the material will not.

rest upon the face of the user andthat it will not beaccidentally]displaced from its is desired position.

The usual method of employing netting, and similar material, for thispurpose, is-to erect a support behind the users head and to throw, ordrape, the netting over this support, in order that it may not touch theface of the user, and then allow the netting to fall over both sides ofthe couch, or bed, upon which the user reclines.

As the support thus employed is not a part of the netting, it isfrequently inconvenient, and at times impossible, to so supply andposition it as to render it effective.

Further, when the netting is allowed to simply drape over the sides ofthe couch, the movement of the user is liable to dislodge it, thusrendering the netting ineffective for the purposes for which itisintended.

The device of my invention overcomes the above enumerated and otherinconveniences and ineffectiveness and presents a device which in itselfacts as a support for the netting and also prevents its accidentaldisplacement, which valuable attributes will be evident upon aconsideration of my specification and its accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating modifications of the deviceof my invention, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of one form of my device as appliedto-a baby car riage.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of my device adaptedby application to a recumbent person, partly broken away.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a front View of the netting support of Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a. broken perspective view of piece 12,.the contour of theloop thus formed;-

of the basket 18, thus holding and maintain- 1926.'- Serial Nor-113,121.I

the lower end of my-device shown-.in Fig-:3

ure sl. I

The device of my; invention shown para. ticularly in Figures 1 and5comprisessa sup.. porthaving the vbaselO through which is anopening,=,or recessll. The .two ends-0f a resilient wire, orband,-head-piece 12ers slidable within the opening 11. It is evidentthat byinserting, or withdrawing, .the headmaybe varied as shown inFigure-Ayandfi. hence, different heights and widthsof. the;

gsupportmay be readily obtained; The ad.-;'.

vantage of. this, :when the :deviceis employed- 7" in a baby carriage,is evident as the width of the head-piece may be varied to correspondwith the width of the carriage.

The headpiece 12 is inserted within a loose sea-m of a piece of netting13, the upper portion 14 of which extends rearwardly of the head piece12 and is gathered together and fastened as at 15.

The net-ting is then extended forwardly and a flexible elastic band, ortie, 16 is enclosed within aloose seam some distance from the end 17 ofthe netting. In Figures 1 and 5 this tie 16 is shown in the shape of aloop, while in Figure 2 it is shown as a band, or cord.

In Figure 1, my device is shown as applied to a baby, or child,reclining in a baby carr age. The carriage has the usual basket 18,within which is a mattress 19. V A pillow 20 is placed upon the base 10of the supporting'member and the netting 13 is extended over the child,the lower end 17 ofthe netting falling over the basket 18, and theelas-v tic tie 16 is positioned around the extremity ing the netting 13in position. It is to be noted that the head of the child pressesdownwardly upon the pillow 20, thus aiding in maintaining the support inan upright position.

It will thus be seen that the netting extends from within the basket 18at the head support outwardly over the sides of the basket as indicatedat 13' in Figure 1 and is attached to the basket by means of thetie 16.

My device thus allows the complete covering of the child by the netting13 without the netting coming into contact with the child, and hence,any movement of the latter raise the top and then drape the netting overcludes a head support for the netting and the top 21 and around thebasket. The raisedposition of the top is objectionable as it pre ventsthe child from receiving the full benefit of the sunshine, while mydevice being unconnected with the carriage top can be employedirrespective of the position of the top, and the position of the lattermay be changed from time to time, as desired, without interfering withthe netting.

The modification of my device shown in Figures 2 and 3 is adapted for aperson reclining upon a bed, or cot, and is similar to the form abovedescribed except that it has a rod 22 carried by each side of thenetting, to maintain the latter in an extended position, and the lowerportion of the netting may be ai'iixed to the user, if desired, by tyingthe tie 16 around the lower portion of the bed or cot.

It will thus be seen that my device is an effective means forpositioning a netting around a recumbent person, and that it inmeans forailixing the forward position of the netting to prevent accidentaldisplacement, and it is evident that covering material other thannetting may be employed.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, arrangementor material oi parts as shown and described, as these are given simplyas a means for clearly describing my invention.

What I claim is In a protective covering device, in combination, aresilient headpiece slidable within a recessed base, a recessed base, anetting attached to the head piece and extended rearwardly over the headpiece, a rod carried by each lower side of the netting, and a drawingstring carried by the forward portion of the netting. V

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 26 day of May, 1926.

LENA KANOWVITZ.

